Migration,DevelopmentandGenderin

MohaEnnaji UniversityofFes,Morocco 1.Introduction

Moroccan males migrate from rural and urban areas to , mainly , , Belgium, , and Holland. The genesis of this migration showst hatthisitisarecentphenomenon(Lapeyronni1992,Berradaetal,1994, Chattou1998).ThefirstwavesofmigrantsleftMoroccointhe1950sand1960s; thenmigrationtoWesternEuropeincreasedinthe1970sand1980s.Inthe1950s, 1960s,and1970s,le galandillegalmigrationco -existedandweretoleratedas Europe needed manpower (Chattou 1998). Consequently, the first waves of migrantsrelativelysucceededtoimprovetheirstandardsoflivingandtakecare oftheirfamiliesinbothMoroccoandtheh ostcountries.However,fromthemid - 1980s onward, the increase in migration was counterbalanced by the implementationofthevisaandtheShengenagreementwhichreinforcedcontrol onmigrantsfromMoroccotoEurope.Thisresultedinthespreadofnewfo rmsof illegalmigration.

The extent of present-day male migration from Morocco to Europe is difficulttomeasuregivenitsillegalside.Statisticsshowthatthemajorityofthese migrantsarenotaccompaniedbytheirfamilies(seeHamdouchetal,1981). The causes of migration have witnessed an evolution since the 1960s and 1970s: whereasthefirstwavesofmigrantswereinsearchofabetterincome,present- daymigrantsaregenerallyunemployedandleaveMoroccoinsearchofjobs.The change in the cau ses of migration reflects concomitant changes in the socio - economicstructuresofMoroccoandthehostcountries. Thedurationofmigrationhasalsowitnessedchange:whereasmigrantsof thefirstwavesstayedlongerinthehostcountries,present-daymig rantsstayfor shorter times given the non-availability of full -time jobs (Chattou 1998). This resultedinmorefrequentvisitstothenativecountry(anaverageofonevisitper year according to Hamdouch et al, 1981). A portion of migrants return (see Ha mdouchetal1981);thisfactrevealsthenon-integrationofthesemigrantsin theEuropeanenvironmentandtheirattachmenttotheircountryoforigin.Thisis concordantwiththefactthatmigrantsleavetheirfamiliesbehind1.

Themajorcausesofmigr ationareand.According torecentofficialstatistics,theoverallunemploymentrateinMoroccois14.5%2. Despite Morocco’s overall economic progress, poverty is on the increase as a result of globalization. In the eyes of migrants, the proximity of a prosperous Europe3makesthedreamofovercomingpovertypossibletorealize.

This paper aims at analyzing the impact of migration on Moroccan women.Thechoiceofthistopicisdictatedbythreemajorreasons.First,thereis ascarci tyofsocialstudiesontheoveralleconomicandsocialsituationofrural andurbanwomenwhosemalebreadwinnershavemigrated.Mostoftherelevant studies in Morocco are general in nature. Second, rare is research on the schooling of children whose fa thers have migrated. Third, there is need for enhancingresearchonthesocialroleofwomeninpresent-dayMorocco,aswell as for sensitizing ordinary people, intellectuals, and decision-makers to this crucialrole.

1 Therearemigrantswhoareintellectualsand“cadres”,someofwhomarewell -offbut migratebecaus etheyfindMoroccoratherunderdevelopedanddifficulttoliveinbecauseitlacks facilities,andtheprospectsofthefuturearedim.Thesewillnotbeconsideredinthispaper.

2SeetheMoroccandaily Al -IttihadAl -Ishtiraki ofFebruary12 th ,2001.

2 Thisprojecthasonemajorobjective andthreesubsidiaryones.Themain objectiveistoinvestigate,byapplyingagenderapproach,howMoroccanwomen survivewhentheirhusbands,sons,brothers,etc.migrate.

Thefirstsubsidiaryobjectiveistoprovidethesocio -economicprofileof the migrantandofthewomenleftbehindinruralandurbanareasonthebasisof ananalysisoftheirsituation.Thesecondsubsidiaryobjectiveistoinvestigatethe impactofmigrationontheeducationofchildren.Thethirdsubsidiaryobjectiveis toinves tigatetheimpactofmalemigrationontheeconomyofMoroccoandsee whethertherearealternativesolutionstotheproblems,suchasfindingwaysof integratingwomenintheoveralldevelopment.

This paper investigates the impact of male migration on wo men in the ruralandurbanareasofMorocco.Whenmalesmigrate,theyoftenleavebehind dependent mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, and children. These constitute a largeportionofMoroccanwomenwhichhaveattractedlittleinterestonthepart of both researchers and decision-makers. There is a total lack of statistics and follow-up so far as these women are concerned. In fact, although the issue of migrationisalwayspresentinthemainstreammedia,ithasnotbeenobjectively exploredandhence,it hasescapedcontrol(seetheMoroccandaily Al -IttihadAl - Ishtaraki of April 12, 2001). Furthermore, although the repercussions of male migrationhavebeendealtwithinmanypublications(seeselectedbibliography), these studies are in the majority of ca ses quantitative, and focus on the environmentalandsocio -economicconsequencesofmigrationtothedetrimentof its direct impact on women. It is high time such quantitative approaches were supplemented by an approach whichtargets thequalitative aspect of migration andsubstitutestheclassicquantitativeapproachwithagenderapproach.

3Thereisawidediscrepancybetweentheincomeoftheinhabitantsofthesouthernpartandthose ofthenorthernpartoftheMediterraneansea.TheincomepercapitainMoroccois19timesless thaninWesternEurope.

3 2.Theoveralltheoreticalframeworkandreviewoftheliterature

Giventhenatureofthispaper,Iwilladoptamultidisciplinaryapproach wheremigration,develo pmentandgenderintermingle.

2.1.Migration

Timur (2000) provides a good review of the evolution of international migration.Accordingtothemainstreamstudies(Appleyard1988,Anthias1998, Bhabha 1999, among other), migration engenders complex consequences. The literaturealsoshowsthat,althoughmigrationconcernsarelativelysmallportion oftheoverallpopulationofacountry,ithasaneverlastingimpactonthemigrant, the family left behind and the host country (Thomas1961, Hugo 1994, Cheng 1999,Timur2000).AfterWorldWarII,migrationhasgreatlyincreasedsincethe 1980sandisstillontherise(Boyle1998,Castles2000)becauseoftheeffectsof globalization..

As to the nature of migration, the review of the literature shows that, theoretically, thereare threeaspectsof the conceptof migration:(i)apointof departure, (ii) a movement, and (iii) a point of arrival. This entails that four variablesaretobetakenintoaccount:(i)geography,(ii)society,(iii)profession, and(iv)culture.Therearetwotypesofmigration:(i)internaland(ii)external.I amconcernedherewiththesecondtype.

According to Kubat and Noffmann-Nowoty (1981), there are many theoriesofmigrationbuthardlyanyglobalexplicativeones.Thisis duetothe sociological nature of migration (see Duchac 1974). A review of the literature suggeststhatthereareonlypartial,mainlyclassificatory,theoriesofmigration. The latter are of intermediate scope. According to Duchac (ibid), it is more appropriate to speak of “models”, “schemas”, or “paradigms”, rather than “theories”ofmigration. Twoexplicativemodelsareprominentintheliterature: thefirstonetakesmigrationtobeamatterofindividualchoice,andthesecond

4 oneconsidersitareact iontoacollectivestimuluswhichtranscendsindividual consciousness.

Ofinterestisthesocialscienceapproachtomigration(Masseyetal1987, Davis 1988, Sassen 1988, Kritz et al 1992, Faist 1997, Arango 2000). These studiesexplaininternationalmi grationinglobaltermsonthebasisofeconomy, sociologyandgeography.Theprogressthathasbeenmadeintheunderstanding of migration is largely due to empirical research which can cover better the diversityofmigrationasaconcept..

Inthisproje ct,wewillstartwithanempiricalresearchandasynthesis. Thecombinationofthetwotheoriesgivenaboveisbeneficialforanumberof reasons: first, regions are variably rich or poor, and production factors (work, capital, natural resources) are not distributed equally (Amin 1974). Natural resources (land) are stable, but work and capital are mobile as a result of the adopteddevelopmentpolicy.Giventhis,individualmotivationisimportant.

On the other hand, according to the literature, migrants often neither choose to migrate nor do they choose the place where they migrate. This positivistattitudeisfoundinDurkheim(1970)andHalbwachs(1970).Kubatand Noffmann-Nowoty(1981)insistontherelationshipbetweentheindividualand the group. They differentiate between sciences of Man (soft) and sciences of nature(hard).Theformerareinperpetualmovementwhereasthelatterareinert. Withinthistheory,peoplearecontinuouslyunderthepressureofsociety,asthey constantly need to confo rm to social norms. This difficulty is seen in people’s movements, especially at periods when they depend on their family. When migrationbecomescollective,generalintimeandspace,itisbettertogobeyond theindividual,totheglobalsocialorganiza tion:amacro -sociologicalapproach (of a marxist nature). This view is more adequate for in general and Moroccoinparticular(seeAmin1974,Amselle1976,Rey1976,Santos1975).

5 Whatdoesmigrationmeanfromthisperspective?Isittheresultoffailure tosocialize?Isitanattempttodefysocialconstraints?Isthisactliberatingor destroying?Isthemigrantasocialdeviant?Theansweristhatmigrationisthe most natural way of fleeing a difficult situation. This theory raises interesting questions: who migrates? does the migrant seek adventure? a better life? prestige?power?money?Theseandsimilarquestionsarerelatedtotheoverall socio -economic status of a country and, thus need to include the issue of development.

2.2.Developme nt

Borgias (1989) clearly links migration to economic theory and development. As a social phenomenon, migration is historically linked to both industrialization and urbanization, that is to development. The development theoretical framework used is basica lly that of Positive Reciprocity (Dutrenit, 1989). This theoretical framework is concordant with the migration theoretical framework.Reciprocityrelationsindicateindividualtransactionsundertakenfor participationinsocialactivities.Apersonmakesa numberoftransactionsinall walksoflife.Thistheoreticalframeworkservestoevaluateindividualsorgroups accordingtotwomainvariables:economicimplicationandsocialintegration.

Economic implicationentailsparticipationintheidentificat ionofneeds and solutions; it also implies the ability to understand strategies of managing these needs and solutions. Economic implication also presupposes the mobilization of materialresourcesinorder to contribute toeconomicactivities andtoactive life.Economicimplicationnecessitatesindividuals’acquisitionof skillssuchasliteracy,abilityofmanagement,accesstomoderntechnology,etc. AgoodexampleofeconomicimplicationiswhatisreferredtoasMicro -credit, whichsetsupachallengetobefacedbywomeniftheyaretogainselfpromotion insociety.

6 Ontheotherhand,socialintegrationentailssocialwell -being;inthiscase, theindividualisidentifiedaccordingtoasocialcontext,inafamilystructureand inagivensocio -cult uralenvironment.Socialintegrationisalsoamulti -faceted dimension which embodies the notions of socio -economic autonomy and empowerment.

The degree of social integration is a means of remedial to the marginalizationofindividuals.Thisconceptissi milartothenotionofinclusivity recentlydevelopedbytheWorldBankwhichintegratestheeconomic,socialand functional dimensions, as well as the notion of empowerment defined as the powertoestablishprioritiesandtoworkfortheirrealizations.A llthisrequires the acquisition of skills and competences for provoking social transformations (seeKabeer,1994andNdir2000).

Developmentissuesarenaturallylinkedtotheroleofwomeninasociety and,thus,needtotakethegenderparameterintoconsideration.

2.3.Gender

Developmentiscloselylinkedtoeducationandgender.Weadoptgender as a crosscutting approach. Education and gender are taken into consideration withtheaimofmeasuringtheextentoftheimpactofmigrationonwomenata ll levels.Itisonlybyunderstandingtheeffectsofmigrationonwomenthatitcan be controlled. A gender -based global strategy, coupled with a futurist vision, must be adopted in the hope of enlightening decision-makers and NGOs as to actionstotake.

The role of the concept “gender” in social studies, as well as in the of knowledge in general and in development in particular, is paradoxical.Onetheonehand,itiscloselyassociatedwithestablishedpolitics (women’sintegration in dev elopment). Onthe other hand, theequitybetween men and women that characterizes gender is sometimes difficult to implement

7 because of the burden of tradition. The official discourse brandishes women’s promotion,non-discriminationandequality.However, women’s“invisible”work andcredibilitydependontheirsocialstatus.InMoroccansociety,thedominant representationsofwomenemphasizetheirresponsibilityforthehousehold.

The gender approach, which is based on women studies, favors a comparativ eanalysisbetweensexesandconstitutesouraiminthispaper.Mac Dowell (1983) highlights specificities of each sex instead of determining an a priori gender. A gender approach is privileged given that the study focuseson both sexes. The important thin g is to show women’s positioning in the developmentthatmigrationcreates,andthatthereisincompatibilitybetweenthe socialrepresentationsofwomen’srolesandtherolesthatthesewomenwantto play.Themajorresearchquestionsofarasgenderisc oncernedis:towhatextent canagenderapproachtotheimpactofmalemigrationonwomenhighlightthe rolethateachsexplaysintheoveralldevelopmentofMorocco?

The gender approach that is adopted here questions the “biological” dichotomous definition of gender and opts for a socio -political definition that highlights the importance of social processes in the construction of the gender categories. I argue that there is thefluidityof gender categories and that there exist social,moral,andphysic alconstraintswhichestablishsymbolicoractual lines of demarcation between the sexes. This view is congruent with the postmodernist view of “multiple identities”. Reflecting on this from a multi - disciplinaryperspectiveisboundtoberevealing.Iwis htounderlinethreemajor characteristicsofgenderpoliticsinMorocco:highlightingindividualexperiences, juxtaposing rural, urban and European areas, weak investments in gender approaches, and suggesting ways to validate the integration of individual experiencesinmethodologicalchoices.

Given this multi -faceted nature of migration, it may, in principle, be studied from various angles: statistically from a demographic point of view, geographically,economically(socialpromotion),non-economic ally(motivation),

8 psychologically, and ethno-linguistically. The gender element cuts across these angles. It is, thus, necessary to adopt a multidisciplinary approach to male migrationinordertounderstanditinitsglobality.

The literature on the overall theoretical framework that I will adopt is abundantandshowsaregularevolutionfromworksongeneralsociology(Marx 1974,IbnKhaldoun1967,Durkheim1970,Malinowski1968,Bourdieu1980)to work on Moroccan sociology (El -Fassi 1979, Laroui 1978, Khatibi 1983), to workonMoroccaninternalmigration(Hammoudi1970,Baroudi1978,Naciriet Ameur 1985, Alioua 1987, El -Ghazali 1988, Malki 1990), to work relating to Moroccaninternationalmigration(Trebous1990,Berrada1994,Courbage1994), tomigra tion,developmentandgender(Bourquia1997,Mesdali2000,Sadiqi(to appear,Ennaji(toappear),Zahid2000).

In the section below, Iwill introduce the socio -economic profile of the typicalmigrant.

3.Theprofileofthemigrant

The profile of the Moroccan migrant may be described taking into accountthefollowingvariables:

-age -geographicalorigin -class -levelofinstruction -maritalstatus -socio -economicsituationbeforemigration -skills -sizeofhishousehold -thedurationofmigration.

9 Sofarasageisconcerned,migrantsareusuallyyoung:Theiraverageage is28.5years ;¾ofthemarebetween20and39(seeChattou1998,Hamzaetal 1993).Astotheirgeographicalorigin,migrantsmayoriginatefromruralorurban areas:6outof10we reborninruralareasandonlytransitedtothecityontheir waytoEurope.Concerningclass,mostmigrantsbelongtothepoorestsectionsof the Moroccan society (slums, medinas). A great portion of migrants live in traditionalhouses.Theaveragerate ofmigrationperfamilyis:1.72incities,1.12 inslumsand1.00inmedinas(seeChattou1998).

Concerning the marital status of migrants, some of them are married beforemigration.Sofarasthemigrant’slevelofinstructionisconcerned,itis usuall yweakbeforemigrationincomparisontothetotalpopulationofthesame age in Morocco. Urban migrants tend to have a better level of education than ruralones.Astotheirprofessionalactivities,migrantsarefromtheagricultural sector,commerce,ser vicing,building,industry,andtraditionalskills.Thelevelof instruction, as well as the degree of qualification, have improved in the last decades.

The duration of migration depends on whether migrants originate from ruralorurbanareas,whetherthemigrantisaheadofahousehold,isliterateor illiterate,etc.MigrantsoriginatingfromruralareasstaytwiceaslonginEurope than those originating from urban areas because they can do hard jobs (Ait Hamza1993).Thelevelofeducationispertinen thereasilliteratemigrantsstay longer than literate ones. Further, agricultural workers do not stay long in comparison with migrants who have other qualifications because they are stronglyattractedtotheirhomeland.

Thecompositionofthehouseholdissubjecttochangeincomparisonto non-migrant households in the sense that there are less nuclear families. In migranthouseholds,mothersseemtohavechildrenatalateragebecauseoflate marriages.Astudyoftheactivityofthepopulationsofmig ranthouseholdsshows thefollowing:3%ofwomeninbothmigrantandnon-migranthouseholdswork.

10 4. TheOverallsituationofMoroccanwomen

Moroccan women may be classified into two big categories: rural and urban.Accordingtothemostrecentofficialstatistics 4,womenconstitute51%of the Moroccan population, 65% of whom are illiterate and 74% are young. Women constitute 35% of the active population, but 35% of the unemployed. 11%ofwomenarewidowsand4%aredivorced.Women -headedhouseholdsare ontheincrease.Twooutofsixfamiliesareheadedbywomenbread -winners(see theMoroccandaily Al -IttihadAl -Ishtiraki of29May2001).

Rural and urban women share a common denominator: poverty, which explainsthemigration.Thedichotomyrura l/urbanwomenisusefulasitreflects two categories of women which areaffected differently giventhat theydo not stand the same chances of having proper education, claiming their rights, benefiting from modernity, etc. Additionally, the rural environme nt does not allowtheadoptionofthesametypesofstrategiesinthefaceofmigration.

Althoughruralwomenparticipateinagriculturalproduction,theyarestill considered“housewives”or“familyhelpers”.Itisonlyveryrecentlythatthese womenare listedinstatisticalaccountsas“workers”or“producers”.Thisshows the extent to which rural women’s work is under -estimated. This attitude still holdsnowadays,asseveraltypesofgoodsandservicesproducedorofferedby womenarebadlypaidactivi ties.

4SeePublicationsoftheDepartmen tofStatistics,1999.

11 5.Theimpactofmalemigrationonwomen

Migrationhasagreatimpactonthewomenleftbehind.Thisimpactmay bepositive,negativeorbothdependingonvariablessuchasgeographicalorigin and the size of the household. This impact will be m easured at the following levels:

-Resources -Enterprise -Housing -Householdequipment -Investments

5.1.Positiveimpact

Apositiveimpactofmigrationisitscontributiontothedevelopmentof Morocco as a whole. Migrants’ constitute th e first income for the nationalbudget.

Themostpositiveimpactofmigrationistheincreaseintheincomeofthe household. Remittances of working abroad constitute the second financialresourceaftertouristindustryforthewholecountry(se etheMoroccan dailyLeMatin ofNovember21,2000).Infact,thestructureoftheresourcesof the migrant households differs from that of non-migrant ones (Courbage 1994, AitHamza1993,Chattou1996).Thisisprimarilyduetotheamountsofmoney that t he migrants send to their families, whereas salaried work constitutes the major source of income for non-migrant households. These incomes are often regular because of the regularity of jobs in the host countries. For two households out of three, the amount of remittances is superior to the minimal wage. This is due to a change in the nature of migration: from a migration of complementarity, enrichment to a migration of necessity. The amount was

12 multipliedby5.3inthe1960’s,by13.1inthe1970’s.Them igrants’investment inMoroccorepresented2%ofthecountry’srevenuesin1960,10%in1971et almost25%attheendofthe1970’s(DepartmentofStatistics,Rabat,1994).The importance of remittances islinkedwith(i)thetemporarynatureofmigration, (ii)thefactthatthemigrantisnotaccompaniedbyhisfamily,and(iii)thesolid familyattachment,especiallyforthemigrantswhooriginatefromruralareasor fromthepoorestsectionsoftheMoroccanpopulation.

Rural migrants are more attached t o rural areas than non-migrant rural males.Agriculturalresourcesaremoreimportantfortheformer,andenterprise resourcesaremoreimportantforthelatter(seeHamdouchetal,1981,Chattou 1998). Accordingly, rural migrants invest more in land, whil e urban migrants tendtoinvestinhousingandcommerce.Forbothtypesofmigrants,investment providessecurity.

Migration has also a direct positive impact on education. As Moroccan educationisinatransitionalperiod(forareformhasjustbeenapprovedbythe government), the migrant’s choice of the type of education for his children reflects his vision of the world. It is precisely at this level that modernity and tradition may come into conflict. It is also at this level that the evolution in attidudesbetweenthesetwopolescanbemeasured. Parentsmaychoosebetween thefollowingtypesofeducationfortheirchildren:religious,modern,orshort - termprofessionaltraining. Itseemsthatmigranthouseholdswouldoptmorefor modernist typesofeducationthannon-migranthouseholds. Differencesbetween ruralandurbanareas,thesizeofthefamily,aswellastheperiodofmigrationare importantfactorshere.

5.2.Negativeimpact

MigrationhasanegativeimpactontheMoroccansocial fabric.Itoften results in the disintegration of the family nucleus and traditions. While spatial mobilityengendersmoreequityinhouseholdrelationsandpromoteschildren’s

13 education,itincreasesthedivorcerateandlessenstheauthorityofparents over children. The new cultural models that are learnt from industrialized societies deeplyaffectthetraditionalrolesofmenandwomenintheMoroccansociety.

Anothernegativeeffectisrelatedtotheoverallconditionofthewomen leftbehind.TheDe partmentofStatistics(Rabat,Morocco)haspublishedamost recent study on the state of poverty in Morocco (see the daily newspaper L’Opinion of April 11th , 2001). Part of this study focuses on the female populationandhouseholdsrunbywomen,asanexampleofthepoorestsectorsin Moroccansociety. Accordingtothisstudy,morethan2.7millionofwomenwere officially declared poor in Morocco in the year 1998-1999, with an annual increaseof6%.Ageisimportanthere:48.2%(59.1%inruralareas)are under25, 33.8%(24.1%inruralareas)betweenages25and44,and13.0%(16.8%inrural areas)over45. Thisshows thatruralwomensuffermorefrompovertythanurban ones.

Ofgreatsignificanceisthefactthatthemaritalstatusofthesewomenis notreallysignificant:thereare10.1%ofmarriedwomeninurbanareas(23.5%in ruralareas)whoarepoorincomparisonwith11.4%ofsinglewomen(24.2%in ruralareas). Householdsheadedbysinglewomenrepresent30.3%inruralareas and 14.4% in urban ar eas. Households headed by mothers represent 8.6% in urbanareasand22.3%inruralareas.Illiteracyisafactor:89.9%ofwomenin ruralareasand58.2%inurbanareasareilliterate.

Serious negative effects of male migration may be attested when the migrantdoesnotfindajoborfindsalow-paidjobinthehostcountry,whichis becomingmorecommoninthesedays.Thisstateofaffairsmayengendermore povertyforthewomenleftbehind,lesseducationforthechildren,andchangesin thestrcuture ofthefamilywhichmayharmchildren.Forexample,todaytwoout oftenmarriagesendindivorceinMorocco.

14 Inruralareas,womenworkinthefields,generallyinsmallfarmsowned bytheirfamily.Boysgenerallystayinschoollongerthangirls,which reinforces theneedforfemalelabor.Ruralwomenworkanaverageof10hoursaday.In spiteofthis,itismenwhoaretheheadsoffarmsandwhoareviewedasfull -time laborersnomatterhowlongtheystayinthefarm.Thisexplainsthefactthatthe rate of women whose work is recognized as such is abnormally low. In 1989, 82.9%ofwomenworkingincountedonlyasfamilyhelpers.

Anotherproblemthatruralwomenfaceistheirlackoffundsandsavings. This ismainlyduetotheir inferio r statusrelativetodiscriminatoryinheritance laws. Women’s share in land ownership is usually taken by male heirs. As a result, these women face difficulty in obtaining bank loans because of lack of guarantees. The devaluation of women is, thus, perpetu ated because of the discriminationthatlawssanction.

Poverty is aggravated by weak infrastructure facilities, unemployment, under -employment,and.InMoroccancities,thesocialsectorsofhealth andeducationarethemosthitbybudgetcuts. Educationexpenditurepercapita decreasedatarateof11%from1983to1989,resultinginageneraldeclineof 8.7% in school enrolment rates between 1985 and 1990. In a society where femaleeducationisconsideredlessimportantthanmaleeducation,it isgirlswho aremostdirectlyaffectedbythisdecline:theschoolenrolmentratedeclinedat 7.8%forboysandat10%forgirls.Peasantgirlsaretheworsthitwithadecline rateof13.6%.

Likewise, a greatpercentage of women isfoundinthelowest levelsof vocational schools: 72% of them have primary school level and 50% have completedthreeyearsinthesecondaryschool.However,femalesconstituteone third at the highest levels of skilled technician training. Despite the recent upsurgeofcomputertrainingandjobsrelatedtocomputerscience,electronics, hotel business, women still opt for typically female activities such as dress - making,embroidering,andsecretarialwork.

15 Nowadays,theimportanceofwomen’sworkfortheeconomyofMorocco hasbecomeareality.Householdsneedwomen’sfinancialcontributioninorderto survive. Women’s work is, however, tolerated only if it does not clash with society’sgenderroleassignment.

Thestudyoftherelationofmigration,developmentandgender isstillin itsinfancyinMorocco.Thereisaclearhistoricallinkbetweengeneralsociology, Moroccan sociology, migration, development and gender. It is important to integrategenderintheareasofdevelopmentandmigration.Thisistimelyasthe currentauthoritiesgivemuchattentiontowomenandpoverty.

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